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Representatives of the US Air Force Wednesday tried to sooth anxious residents who were exposed to contaminated water on the former Pease Air Force Base.

Fifty residents and a 10-member community advisory made clear their demands for ongoing health monitoring. They asked the Air Force to repay the city of Portsmouth for extra water costs and to treat nearby wells more aggressively than planned.

For the most part, the four representatives of the Air Force said: we hear you, but we can’t commit.

Many Portsmouth residents are worried over the results of blood tests for people who may have been exposed to water from a contaminated city-owned well.

Officials closed the Haven well at the Pease International Tradeport in May 2014 after testing found chemicals at levels 10 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency's Provisional Health Advisory.

Hundreds of people have been tested to see if the chemical is in their blood, and those who found out they have elevated levels are concerned over the long-term impact — particularly on children.

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered treatment of Portsmouth-owned wells at the Pease International Tradeport that have been tainted by "contaminants of emerging concern."

The Portsmouth Herald reports the order issued Wednesday requires the U.S. Air Force to design, install and operate a groundwater treatment system for the Haven well closed last year because of high levels of chemicals. A similar order was given to treat two neighboring wells with lower levels.

Earlier this month, eight crew members from the U.S.S. Mt. Kearsage visited Warner, New Hampshire to meet with residents and talk about the historic connection between their ship and the actual Mount Kearsage that is - at least partially - located here. (Wilmot shares the mountain with Warner.)

Enrollment in a program that tracks the genes of military veterans has picked up the pace at a local VA hospital.

The Million Veteran Program, or MVP, is a nationwide effort to put into a database the genetic information of one million veterans. Researchers will use the database to find genes that affect conditions like diabetes or PTSD.